Dr. Shawna Freshwater

Emotional Intelligence is an important aspect of personality organization and personality functioning. There are varying levels of emotional intelligence ~ a spectrum….. To learn more my publication link

Emotional Intelligence Emotional IQ - Shawna Freshwater, PhD Emotional IQ is the ability to perceive, appraise, & express emotion; the ability to generate & access feelings when they generate thoughts & actions. The ability to regulate emotions to promoted emotional growth and intellectual growth

Your Brain 😁

Rewire your Brain and Upgrade Your Mind.

“In meditation we discover our inherent restlessness. Sometimes we get up and leave. Sometimes we sit there but our bodies wiggle and squirm and our minds go far away. This can be so uncomfortable that we feel’s it’s impossible to stay. Yet this feeling can teach us not just about ourselves but what it is to be human…we really don’t want to stay with the nakedness of our present experience. It goes against the grain to stay present. These are the times when only gentleness and a sense of humor can give us the strength to settle down…so whenever we wander off, we gently encourage ourselves to “stay” and settle down. Are we experiencing restlessness? Stay! Are fear and loathing out of control? Stay! Aching knees and throbbing back? Stay! What’s for lunch? Stay! I can’t stand this another minute! Stay!”
~ Pema Chödrön

Infinite awareness

How to Meditate • Book “When something is bothering you – a person is bugging you, a situation is irritating you, or physical pain is bothering you – you must work with your mind, and that is done through meditation. Working with our mind is the only means through which we’ll actually begin to feel happy and conte...

The science

Grounding
- [ ] Lowers inflammation
- [ ] improves restorative sleep
- [ ] Reduces pain
- [ ] Improves blood pressure
- [ ] Reduces anxiety
- [ ] Alleviates fatigue
- [ ] Improves mood
- [ ] Reduces blood viscosity
- [ ] Reduces oxidative stress

I work extensively with individuals with Personality Disorders. My personal preference is to use the term “Personality Adaptations” instead of Personality Disorders, in order to emphasize the difficulties have their origin as infant/child survival adaptations to difficult childhood situations. My basic position is that what is commonly called as Personality Disorder began as emotional survival adaptations to get one’s needs met in an unhealthy childhood environment. To read more here is my link to my published article 👇

https://spacioustherapy.com/personality-disorder-what-how-when-is-it-formed/

May is Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month.
The websites above offer opportunities to learn more about Borderline Personality Disorder from the perspectives of an individual with the diagnosis, training and advocacy resources, and recent research about Borderline Personality Disorder.

Free Thinker. Frontal Lobes & Neuropsychological Executive Functions Fully Activated. Upgrade your mind. Question Everything. Research Mandatory.

Stop being a hyperactive exhausted limbic system.

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My PhD Dissertation 2000:
“Emotional Correlates Associated with Neurobehavioral Deficits and Stage of Recovery Following Cerebral Vascular Accident”

Shawna M. Freshwater, PhD

Published and my additional research publications found on my LinkedIn, if interested.

Sen. John Fetterman is receiving treatment for clinical depression The Pennsylvania Democrat checked himself into Walter Reed hospital on Wednesday night.

The relationship between Alzheimer's disease and inflammation is complicated but has potential to lead towards new diagnositic methods and treatment interventions. This article reviews the intertwined relationship and potential causes of inflammation that may lead to Alzheimer's disease. Click the link to learn more: https://biolres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40659-022-00404-3

Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, family says Willis was originally diagnosed with aphasia last year, but has since received a "painful" new diagnosis.

Great illustration of venous and sinus drainage from JDIMES Medivisual.

Science without question is dogma.